[Collaboration, Tools] The Four Types of Enterprise Collaboration Deployments

There are essentially four ways to go about implementing an enterprise collaboration initiative at any organization, each with their own challenges. This type of pilot is usually deployed by organizations that are not entirely convinced of the value emergent collaboration can provide; in other words, they are skeptical. Skeptical: Limited by Duration and Scope.

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SOCIALFISH

AUGUST 25, 2014

[Collaboration, Tools] Teem’d: The New Collaboration Tool

'This series of posts is for software and app and tech vendors who have new tools they’d like you to know about. It transforms how organizations create, collaborate, and publish social media content at the national and local levels. Our platform uses a workflow process to create a collaborative environment where users (your hand-picked team of employees!) Cool Social Tools

Don’t focus on the overall corporate value and benefit when communicating collaboration to employees. Before rushing to pick that shiny new collaboration platform focus on developing a strategy which will help you understand the “why” before the “how.” ” This is crucial for the success of any collaboration initiative. Lead by example.

One of the most common challenges I see with organizations that deploy collaborative platforms and technologies is the employee adoption rate. In other words, many employees don’t use the tools or there is a spike in adoption which quickly falls a month or so after deployment. Occasionally I see some managers try to mandate the use of new tools but most of the time adoption grows organically. I don’t know of any companies that have 100% of their employees joyfully using their collaboration platform. CollaborationEvolving the way we work takes time.

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JACOB MORGAN

JANUARY 24, 2012

[Collaboration, Tools] Collaboration is a Business Requirement

I find it interesting that when it comes to collaboration; oftentimes it still need to be sold as a line item. Some companies have some type of tool in place and others have nothing but either way it’s still looked at as option that the company may or may not purchase. Perhaps I’m a bit biased or have spent too much time swimming in the collaboration pool but I wonder.

How can you nudge them to be more collaborative, for the good of the company? Implement a Sales Tool That Works for All Team Members. Recognize that members of your sales team probably don’t want to spend much time inputting information into a data collection tool to make your job easier. Invite Others with Useful Intelligence to Collaborate.

[Collaboration, Tools] Robust Collaboration Tools to Empower the Modern Social Media Marketing Team

With access to a bountiful supply of new and tested collaborationtools and services, there certainly are no excuses for fouling up on managing your online marketing campaigns. These tools are the hallmark of the new industrial revolution that is currently taking place in social. Here are 7 powerful tools to get you on the right track and since 97% of businesses already using collaboration software have reported being able to service more clients efficiently , there’s no better time than now. Cool Social Tools ClickMeeting. Nimble. Freedcamp. Hootsuite.
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[Collaboration, Tools] 22 social media management tools – a wiki in development

Social media management tools can help businesses listen to, manage, measure and respond to conversations about their brand on the social web. With more and more social media management tools springing up on the market, it’s hard to keep track of what’s out there. We hope it will eventually become a useful social media management tool resource. Buddy Media : platform of tools allows for Facebook page management and engagement. So we’ve come up with a list… Please think of this list as a kind of “wiki which we will add to over time.
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More organizations are starting to deploy new collaborativetools and strategies as a core part of their business evolution to connect and engage employees. It’s becoming increasingly difficult (especially at large companies) to oversee these initiatives as typically there isn’t a role devoted to collaboration. Usually collaboration falls on the shoulders of employees with an existing full plate of things that need to get done (such as the CIO). So is it about time for organizations to create the role of the CCO (chief collaboration officer)?
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Collaborating is one of those things we all do every day. We don’t think about every interaction we have and then wonder, “hey, did I just collaborate?” This is why it’s always amusing to have discussions on the value of collaboration because we are essentially trying to value something that we are already doing and have been doing for many many years. Why don’t we try NOT collaborating and see what happens? Much of what I’m seeing today are companies implementing various tools and strategies that they were not designed for.
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A few days ago my friend Karthik (who works at Salesforce) called me up to get some ideas and advice on collaboration use cases for senior executives. In other words, why would any C-level leader see value in supporting and using a collaboration platform such as Chatter, Yammer, Jive, and the like? It’s an interesting and good question because executives in many organizations may support the tools and strategies but oftentimes don’t use the tools themselves. Here are some of the top collaboration use cases for executives that I discussed with Karthik.
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